Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis 2/20/21 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
Curtis Blaydes is standing at 6’4” and 261 pounds. Blaydes is coming in with a good reach at 80 inches in his career so far. The overall record that Blaydes has coming to the fight here is sitting at 14-2 so far in his career point.
With Blaydes he is coming to the fight using the orthodox stance. The fighting style that has been used by Blaydes is seen as a wrestler and a striker. The last 5 fights for Blaydes is 4-1. The loss was by a KO/TKO The wins have been by 2 unanimous decision wins, but also 2 KO/TKO wins.
Derrick Lewis is coming to the fight here giving up the height advantage of 6’3” and 265 pounds. The reach advantage is going to Blaydes as well with Lewis sitting on a 79 inch reach. Overall, Lewis has ended up fighting well enough to get a 24-7 record overall.
The fighting stance that has been used by Lewis is seen as an orthodox stance. The fighting style that Lewis has used is seen as a striker. In his last 5 fights Lewis has went 3-2. The losses have been by a submission and a KO/TKO loss. The wins have been by a KO/TKO win, a split decision and a unanimous decision win.
In this fight Blaydes is coming in throwing more strikes per minute by almost a full strike per minute. The strike percentage for Blaydes is coming in at 3% better in how they are landing. With the takedown average Curtis is coming in quite a bit better and that will definitely help the fight tip towards Curtis Blaydes here to win the main event. UFC Fight Night Winner Prediction, Curtis Blaydes.
